Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Sawpit in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sawpit. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sawpit listed first.
- Placerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Vance Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ilium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Telluride
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pandora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Ouray
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Silverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Uncompahgre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Capitol City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sawpit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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